Legal Opinion

In Re Adoption of a Minor Child

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 12, 1991No. 77133PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

593 So.2d 185 (1991)

In re ADOPTION OF A MINOR CHILD.

No. 77133.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 12, 1991.

Rehearing Denied March 5, 1992.

Marina Garcia Wood and William L. Gardiner, III, of Patterson, Maloney & Gardiner, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.

Carol C. Murphy, Lakeland, for respondent.

BARKETT, Justice.

We have for review In re Adoption of a Minor Child, 570 So.2d 340, 345 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990), in which the district court certified the following questions of great public importance:[1](1) Is an attorney who represents the relative of a deceased parent on a petition for adoption of the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Dickinson v. SegalSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  4. Wags Transportation System v. City of Miami BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  5. Quarles v. FrenchSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. Y.H. v. F.L.H.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  5. R.K. v. A.J.B.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1995

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